Pompeii: Eruption of Mt Versuivus Flashcards
What year did the eruption happened?
79AD
Where did the eruption occurred?
The Campagna region, more specifically at the bay of Naples
What were the two phrases of the eruption?
The Plinian phrase and the Pelean phrase
What occurred during the Plinian phrase?
It lasted for eighteen hours and a rain of Pumice had fallen down
What happened during the Pelean phrase?
Many pyroclastic surges and flows were overflowing
What was the event that signified the eruption?
Phreatomagmatic explosions were reported to had happened during the late morning.
What time in the day did Mt Vesuvius erupt?
In the early afternoon
What did Pliny the Younger compared the eruption cloud to?
Pliny the Younger said that the shape of the cloud of ash resembles an umbrella pine
Where was Pliny the Younger during the eruption?
At Misenum
What kind of material firstly rained down on Pompeii?
White Pumice (phonolitic magma) was the material that rained that thanks to the wind carrying it down to the south of the volcano.
What would be the general sign of a volcano returning to activity?
Earthquakes, lethal gases with large quantities of suffocating carbon dioxide and water disappointing from certain places.
